WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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What Is the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)?
What Is the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)?The COVID-19 pandemic exposed major gaps in global health preparedness, coordination, and response. In response, governments around the world began exploring stronger international cooperation to better prevent and...
Statement on Protecting Ecosystems & Supporting Nature-based Solutions for Improved Public Health
Protecting Ecosystems Through Nature-based Solutions for Improved Public HealthThe relationship between the natural world and human health is foundational. From the food we eat and the water we drink to the air we breathe and the environments where we live, human...
Big Tobacco’s Dirty Tricks
Big Tobacco’s Dirty TricksSince its inception, the tobacco industry has been at the forefront of influencing public opinion and disrupting health policy through various sophisticated and deceptive methods. As evidence has mounted supporting the undisputed deadly...
Primary Dental Care During COVID-19 and Future Airborne Pandemics
Primary Dental Care During COVID-19: Global Guidance for Safe Oral Health Services Oral health is an integral part of primary care. While oral diseases pose a major health and financial burden globally, oral health is widely neglected and considered optional or...
Intersection between Climate Change, Public Health, and International Law: A Report
Intersection between Climate Change, Public Health, and International Law: Litigation, Liability, and Legal ReformThe Intersection between Climate Change, Public Health, and International Law is no longer theoretical; it is unfolding in courtrooms around the world....
COVID-19 and Disability
The Disability Pandemic: What COVID Revealed About Who Gets to LiveThe pandemic has been a brutal reminder that disabled people don’t matter. Living through this, as a disabled person with a wonky immune system, has been a reminder that my life doesn’t matter to most....
Welcoming New Members
Welcoming New MembersOn May 19, 2022, during the General Assembly of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, member organizations have welcomed 3 new members; the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET), the European Network of Medical...
Welcoming New President
Welcoming New PresidentOn May 19, 2022, the WFPHA formally welcomes its new President Prof. Luis Eugenio de Souza. He will hold the role of President for the next two years. Luis is a professor at the Federal University of Bahia and a leader in health equity and...
Meet Our New President-elect, Emma Rawson-Te Patu
Meet Our New President-elect, Emma Rawson-Te Patu On May 19, 2022, during the General Assembly of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, member organizations have elected Emma Rawson-Te Patu as President-elect. She will be the first Indigenous president...
Provision of Oral Health Care for the Institutionalized Elderly
Oral Health Care for the Institutionalized ElderlyLife expectancy has risen significantly across most countries over the past two decades, according to the World Health Organization Global Health Estimates. At the same time, older adults (particularly in countries...